Position
Center
Test Caps
29
Club
Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC
Age
30
Tatyana Heard
Tatyana was born in Pisa, Italy where her family lived for two years during her father’s time in the US Army. They then moved to Maryland, USA, before returning to the UK to live in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire near to her mother’s family. She picked up a ball aged 11 at Malton and Norton RUFC before going on to play for West Park Leeds, Bristol, Pontyclun and Cardiff Met WRFC with whom she won the 2016 BUCS Final at Twickenham Stadium. Having ruptured her ACL aged 17 and sidelined for 18 months, Tatyana missed out on the opportunity to capitalise on her England U20 squad call up. However, impressive performances for Gloucester-Hartpury in the Tyrrells Premiers 15s led to a call up for the 2018 Quilter Internationals where she made two starts and was awarded a full-time contract in 2019. She started the opening two games of the 2019 Women’s Six Nations at inside centre playing her part as the Red Roses won the Grand Slam. She featured in the Red Roses squad that made the final of the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup and won the Six Nations in 2023 and 2024. Tatyana was also part of the successful WXV 1 campaigns, before retaining her spot in John Mitchell’s squad for the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations.
- Career Path
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2014 Bristol Bears Women II
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2017 Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC Gloucester-Hartpury Womens RFC II
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2018 England Women
Matches played
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- T - Tries scored
- C - Conversion scored
- D - Drop goals scored
- P - Penalties
- Y - Yellow cards
- R - Red cards
- P - Points
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 25 | England Women vs France Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Apr 12, 25 | Ireland Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Mar 29, 25 | Wales Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Oct 13, 24 | Canada Women vs England Women | WXV 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Oct 6, 24 | New Zealand Women vs England Women | WXV 1 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 24 | France Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Apr 20, 24 | England Women vs Ireland Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Apr 13, 24 | Scotland Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Mar 30, 24 | England Women vs Wales Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 23 | England Women vs France Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Apr 22, 23 | Ireland Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
1 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
| Apr 15, 23 | Wales Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
1 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
| Apr 2, 23 | England Women vs Italy Women | Women's Six Nations |
1 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
| Mar 25, 23 | England Women vs Scotland Women | Women's Six Nations |
1 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
| Nov 12, 22 | New Zealand Women vs England Women | Women's Rugby World Cup |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Nov 5, 22 | Canada Women vs England Women | Women's Rugby World Cup |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Oct 30, 22 | England Women vs Australia Women | Women's Rugby World Cup |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Oct 23, 22 | England Women vs South Africa Women | Women's Rugby World Cup |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| DATE | MATCH | COMPETITION | T C D P Y R P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 19 | England Women vs France Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Feb 1, 19 | Ireland Women vs England Women | Women's Six Nations |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
The inside centre, who wears 12, and outside centre, wearing 13, have similar roles but often specialise. The 12 becomes first receiver if the fly half is unavailable and is generally larger, able to tackle big opponents, take the lead and distribute the ball for tactical advantage. The outside centre is robust and able to step around defenders at pace, adaptable and with the speed of a wing.
